noun(pluralgringos)Etymology: Spanish, alteration of griego Greek, stranger, from Latin Graecus GreekDate: 1849often disparaging a foreigner in Spain or Latin America especially when of English or American origin; broadly a non-Hispanic person

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Gringo — (feminine, gringa ) is a Spanish and Portuguese word used in Latin America to denote foreign non native speakers of Spanish (regardless of race), especially English speakers from the British Isles, and Americans, Canadians, Australians, and New… … Wikipedia

Gringo — Grin go, n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. gringo gibberish; cf. griego Greek, F. grigou wretch.] Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, especially an American or sometimes an Englishman; often used disparagingly or as a term of reproach. [Webster 1913 Suppl … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English